New research uncovers the surprising role of plant scents in insect diets and evolution especially butterflies and moths.

For 15 years, Kuhlow, a 51-year-old former Stony Brook microbiology researcher, has been logging observations of leaf and bud appearances — in his own garden, or farther afield on a hike — into a ...

While we regularly hear about population declines in ‘charismatic’ insects like bees, huge data gaps make it hard to protect ...

On some insect farms, a potential concern is injuries from cannibalism and aggression, which occur at greater rates when animals such as crickets are crowded together. The issue crops up in other ...

Buzzing insects may be seen as pests -- but globally, hundreds of fly species migrate over long distances, with major benefits for people and nature, new research shows.

Fly migration has been part of written human history for millennia. In the book of Exodus, when the pharoah of Egypt didn’t ...

Study warns that climate change is rapidly shrinking mountain habitats, threatening two-thirds of butterfly species with extinction by 2070.

Japanese restaurant chain Sukiya has temporarily closed nearly 2000 outlets after a rat and a bug were found in its food on ...

The best way to support and maintain a healthy sustainable community is by protecting wildlife, birds and pollinators.

An ancient wasp may have used an odd structure at its rear end to capture insects and lay its eggs on or inside of them, ...

Insect predators found in the United States could help keep spotted lanternfly populations in check while potentially reducing reliance on chemical control methods, according to a new study.

Now some students are not just learning about insects and spiders at school—they are putting them on the map and even discovering and naming new species. This means around 150,000 of our insect ...